Springboard Level 11

From Macmillan Education Australia, the PRIMARY PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR 3 years in a row, comes this fantastic literacy program: Springboard. It is designed for children who are considered “at risk” for reading. In order to engage children who may not like to read, the content is varied and interesting, and the language starts very simple, gradually getting harder.

◆11-a　 The Snail Race

An entertaining story about two snails having a race – who will win?.

Word Count: 223
Text type: Narrative

◆11-b　 Outside Games

This book is a series of instructions on how to play different types of outdoor games.

Word Count: 230
Text type: Procedural recount

◆11-c　 The Queen’s New Seat

A bossy queen wants a new seat for her garden – will she get her way?

Word Count: 230
Text type: Narrative

◆11-d　 Geena’s Project

This book explains how to make recycled paper, and provides step-by-step instructions.

Word Count: 212
Text type: Explanation

◆11-e　 Joe’s Letter

Joe writes letters to his Nan about school.

Word Count: 219
Text type: Literary recount – Realistic fiction

◆11-f　 When I Looked Out of My Window

This lovely story centers on a girl describing what she can see out her window.

Word Count: 215
Text type: Literary recount – realistic fiction

◆11-g　 Big Cats Little Cats

This text provides information about all the different types of cats from leopards to domestic cats.

Word Count: 210
Text type: Information report

◆11-h　 Carlos’s Big Yawn

A humorous story about Carlos’s contagious yawn!

Word Count: 228
Text type: Narrative

FREE Teaching Guides

You can download free teaching guides for the books. They include reduced-size pages from each book along with detailed instructions for using each book with a class.
The teaching guides also contain 2 worksheets per book! After reading the book, have the students do the fun worksheets which check comprehension and give reading/writing practice.